Auckland magazine Pavement wrote in to tell us about the mouth-watering 30 pages of LOTR goodness that they have planned for their December issue. Looks very, very good. [More]

TORNadoes in Australia and NZ should make sure they can get to a good magazine store in December, because the Auckland magazine Pavement is going all-out with a Two Towers special in their December issue. I still remember their outstanding interview with Sean Astin a few years back – anyone Down Under who can get hold of a December issue of Pavement can look forward to some more of the same.
They wrote in to give us an outline of what’s coming up in their Two Towers special:

– 30+ pages of features on Two Towers, including dual covers on sale simultaneously (mag goes on sale throughout NZ on Dec 1 and in Australia from Dec 19, the opening day of the movie throughout the world). The features include…

– Miranda Otto (photographed exclusively in NYC)
– Orlando Bloom (photographed exclusively in LA)
– Christopher Lee
– John Rhys-Davies (photographed exclusively in NYC)
– Bernard Hill (photographed exclusively in NYC)
– Karl Urban (photographed exclusively in NYC)
– Andy Serkis (Gollum)
– Barrie Osbourne (US producer)
– Billy Boyd
– Dominic Monaghan
– Peter Jackson

Pavement editor Bernard McDonald spent 5 days on the set of Two Towers mid-2002 interviewing various cast members and production heads, watching Peter Jackson directing on-set and on location and visiting the various LOTR departments (CGI, Weta props, costumes, makeup, etc). This is part two of Pavement’s LOTR trilogy of issues dedicated to the film. The first, featuring Liv Tyler and Elijah Wood on the two covers, sold out. For fans of LOTR outside NZ, the new issue can be purchased from Pavement via email (pavement@pavement.co.nz) or post (Pavement, PO Box 309, Auckland 1, New Zealand). Cost NZ$20 each (including postage & handling). A2 cover posters NZ$20 each (including postage & handling). NZ$30 for a copy and poster. Orders within New Zealand are NZ$10 per copy or poster (including postage & handling), NZ$20 for a copy and poster. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery after date of publication. Sorry, no copies or posters of Fellowship of the Ring issues left.

Irascian sends along this picture from todays LOTR events in the UK. Take a look! Drat! You guys are fast. I rush straight back from the event … to find you already have a report! It’s going to take a good 4 hours for me to sort out all my pictures and write up my web log report (‘Three Ring Sirkis’). Here’s a nice shot taken after her interview of Jude Fisher (aka Jane Johnson), Andy Serkis and Brian Sibley at the event. [More]

Ringer Spy OBI-WAN360 writes: I visited the book launch at the Piccadilly Circus branch of Waterstones today to catch a glimpse of Gollum. Brian Sibley and Jude Fisher did a fantastic job of holding the Q and A on the movies and the new books, and really kept the kids attention. Then Andy Serkis arrived, and wow were we treated! [More]

Wow.. we’ve literally been flooded with reviews from people who saw the Extended DVD during one of the ten screenings that took place all over the US last night, and don’t worry; we’ll be posting them all! And just to prove that we will; here’s the first batch of them for everyone’s reading pleasure. But beware of the !!spoilers!! [More]

grammaboodawg writes: There’s a HUGE ad in Variety magazine (Nov. 4-10, 2002 issue) highlighting New Zealand. The caption reads: “New Zealand: In our December 16 issue, Variety spotlights New Zealand, with the latest trends impacting the showbiz industry. [More]